Unfinished business

Undercoat on and a rather crude assembly requiring bits of card to level things up remind me why I did not have a career in engineering. The bell's now residing on the hostess trolley in the dining room. It's just too big for my study. I'm going to take time to consider a decent outdoor frame. So for now it really is a case of unfinished business.

For the record, the bell weighs 31lbs and has a diameter of 11 inches.

To be continued.....................................................

Whitechapel it is

At long last I've made some progress. In the end it seemed to me that if the bell was made at Whitechapel then they were the ones to make a frame for it. So I emailed the Foundry with photos of the bell and of the frames of the Brockenhurst Fire bell and my Lymington School bell. Whitechapel can make a similar frame for a reasonable price. On Friday 15th June the bell will be on the 8.33am train to London. I'll probably be worn out by the time I get to the Foundry - the bell's heavy! But I'll get some useful exercise.

Frame talk

The bell has arrived back where it began at Whitechapel. Mark and Mandy discuss the arrangements for making the frame. The order is placed - other work in the pipeline could mean a delay of several weeks. But I'm in no hurry.

Conclusion

On 10 August the bell frame was delivered by Whitechapel. Here it is in its final resting place. How many years will it be there I wonder?